Home Insurance in Massachusetts
Covers the structure of your home, your belongings, and your liability as a homeowner. What it does not cover — flood, earth movement, wear and tear — is as important as what it does.
What is different in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has the lowest property damage liability minimum in the country at $5,000 — a limit that will not cover a single late-model vehicle, which makes the standard recommendation gap unusually wide here. On the property side the FAIR Plan is a mainstream wind market on Cape Cod, the Islands and the South Coast rather than a marginal one.
Exposures that shape pricing here
- nor easter
- hurricane
- winter storm
- coastal flood
Home Insurance reading
- Coverage explained
Homeowners insurance explained: the six parts of the policy
A home policy is six coverages, and the first one silently sets the size of three others. Here is how the structure works and where it goes wrong.
- Buying guides
How to choose an insurance agent
Anyone can quote you a price. The differences that matter are who the agent represents, how they are paid, and what they write down.
- Buying guides
What a declination letter is, and why you want one
If you turn down a coverage your agent recommended, ask for it in writing. Here is what that document should contain and why it protects you.
- Claims
What happens when you file a claim
From the first call to the final payment: who does what, why the first cheque is often smaller than expected, and where the process usually stalls.